Handbook of Electronic Assembly Now Available
Folks, It is hard to imagine, but it has been just a little short of 13 years ago that Jim Hall, Phil Zarrow and I approached SMTA’s JoAnn Strom...
SMT Solder
What a J-STD-004 classification of "OR" means and what it doesn't mean
Most SMT fluxes and solder pastes are either classified as RO or OR. Every once in a while one will see an occasional RE flux. People typically recogn...
The Importance of Oxygen Barrier in Solder Pastes
Folks, Pity the solder scientists of the late 1970s and early 1980s. SMT was an emerging technology and the world wanted to buy solder paste.&nb...
Is the PC Dead?
Folks, Let’s see how Patty is recovering from her conflict with Hal Lindsay……. Patty saw a link on one of the daily SMT Tech new...
Tech Spotlight: Derrick Herron
Today we focus on Derrick Herron – one of the newest members of Indium Corporation’s Technical Services team. While new to tech servi...
Important Classes for Understanding Solder
Solder seems pretty simple, and, honestly, it doesn’t always need to be overly technical. But, many SMT, semiconductor, thermal management, and ...
Weibull Analysis III: Multiple Failure Modes
Folks, Our discussion of Weibull Analysis continues…..Let’s say you have worked hard and assembled some SMT lead-free PCBs for thermal c...
Weibull Analysis II: The Curse of the Early First Failure
Folks, In continuing our discussion on Weibull Analysis, let’s assume we assembled some SMT and through-hole PCBs with lead-free solder paste....
Interpreting Weibull Plots: I
Folks, A while ago I discussed the Weibull Distribution and its importance in electronics reliability analysis. This distribution has been use...
你提供的方案可以给客户带来什么？What can your solution really bring to customers?
前段时间我们接触了“Strategic Selling” 和 “Conceptual Selling”į...
Electronics Failure Analysis for Pb- and Pb-Free Solder Joints
Folks, The Weibull distribution is arguably the most important distribution in failure analysis of leaded and lead-free solder joints. ...
Get SMT Process Engineer Certified @ SMTAI!
Folks, This year will mark the 10th anniversary of SMTA’s SMT Process Certification Course. This course was developed by Jim Hall, Phil Za...